SITES OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO PATIENTS AND CONSUMERS:
 American Counseling Association
California Alliance for the Mentally Ill
California Coalition for Ethical Mental Health Care (CCEMHC)
California Nurses Association - Patient Watch
CancerGuide: Steve Dunn's Cancer Information Page
Citizens for Choice in Healthcare (CCHC)
Complaints Against Practitioners: CA Department of Consumer Affairs
Complaints Against Hospitals and Clinics: CA Department of Health Services
Complaints against HMOs and most PPOs, including behavioral health service plans: CA Dept. of Corporation
Complaints Against Other Insurance Companies: CA Dept. of Insurance
Connecticut Psychotherapists' Guild
Consumers for Quality Car
disABILITY Information and Resources
Health Administration Responsibility Project (HARP)
Health Rights Hotline
Health Bond
Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN) - Source of information and resources on prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services for mental illness. KEN is a service of the Center for Mental Health Services, U.S. Dep. Of Health and Human Services.
Moving Ideas - The Electronic Policy Network
Internet Mental Health Info
Kaiser Family Foundation
National ADD Association
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
National Center for Children Exposed to Violence (NCCEV) - Under U.S. Dept. of Justice to increase public and professional awareness of the effects of violence on children & to assist individuals and communities to reduce the impact of violence.
National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers
North Carolina Coalition of Mental Health Professionals & Consumers, Inc.
Oncology Nursing society (ONS)
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation (OCF)
PACE (Professional Academy of Custody Evaluators - National Organization that provides custody & divorce resources as well as free information for patients and parents involved in divorce/custody related issues.
PolicyFax Documents: Health Care
Psychopharmacology Tips
Psychotherapy Home Page: Managed Care
Self Help and Psychology Magazine
Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health - Release  12/99. Comprehensive public policy document advocating that improved mental health care is a national priority.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - Info & resources on substance abuse and mental health an agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services.
University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center


SITES OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO PROFESSIONALS:
American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy
American Psychological Association PsychNET (SM)
American Psychiatric Association
California Coalition for Ethical Mental Health Care (CCEMHC)
California Medical Association
California Psychological Association
California Nurses Association
California Society for Clinical Social Work
Fighting Managed Care: A Solo Psychiatrist Fights Managed Care
Medscape
NASW California
National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers
National Federation of Societies for Clinical Social Work, Inc.
Rock Island Social Work Link - (Turn up your speaker volume!
Santa Clara County Psychological Association
The Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists (AGLP)


RIGHT TO PRIVACY AND MANAGED CARE:
Center for Democracy & Technology: Health Info Privacy Pages
Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC ) - Privacy Archives
BehaveNet® Inc.
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse - How Private Is My Medical Information?


LEGAL PERSPECTIVES ON MANAGED CARE:
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Home Page
HARP Home Page


DIRECTORIES ON MENTAL HEALTH AND RELATED TOPICS:
BehaveNet
Internet Mental Health
Mental Health Net
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)
Psych Central: Dr. John Growl's Mental Health Page
The Pulier Psychiatry Pages
Welcome to Mental Health Infosource


RELATED PUBLICATIONS ON LINE:
 New England Journal of Medicine Online - Home Page
Self-Help & Psychology Magazine


SEARCH ONLINE NEWSPAPERS:
My Virtual Reference Desk - My Virtual Newspaper

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IMPORTANT POLICIES
  • We are unable to respond to email in which clinical evaluation and treatment questions are asked. There is no substitute for a thorough office evaluation and treatment planning.
  • We are also unable to provide referral information outside of our geographical practice areas. For those visitors outside of the San Francisco Bay Area, you may want to contact your local Family Service Association, community mental health center, community hospital psychiatric outpatient clinic, or mental health professional organizations in your area to ask if they provide referrals.
  • If you reside in the San Francisco Bay Area and would like to email us concerning an appointment, or have other questions about our services or clinicians, we would be happy to respond.  You may also contact our therapists directly by calling their listed phone numbers.
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